Opinion
No. 76549-COA
06-25-2019
JASON JONES, Appellant, v. THE HONORABLE BRIAN SANDOVAL, GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF NEVADA; AND THE STATE OF NEVADA, Respondents.
ORDER OF AFFIRMANCE
Jason Jones appeals from an order of the district court denying a petition for a writ of mandamus filed on May 3, 2018. Eighth Judicial District Court, Clark County; James Crockett, Judge.
This appeal has been submitted for decision without oral argument and we conclude the record is sufficient for our review and briefing is unwarranted. NRAP 34(f)(3), (g). --------
In his petition, Jones sought a writ of mandamus for an order directing the governor to call a special session of the legislature in order to invalidate a "facially unconstitutional" senate bill passed by the 1951 Legislature. Jones contended the 1951 Legislature's passage of SB 182 was unconstitutional because it appointed Supreme Court justices to sit on the committee creating the Nevada Revised Statutes.
Jones failed to demonstrate the governor had a duty resulting from an office, trust, or station to call a special session to invalidate SB 182 as passed by the 1951 Legislature. See NRS 34.160; Round Hill Gen. Improvement Dist. v. Newman, 97 Nev. 601, 603-04, 637 P.2d 534, 536 (1981). Accordingly, we conclude the district court did not abuse its discretion by denying the petition, and we
ORDER the judgment of the district court AFFIRMED.
/s/_________, C.J.
Gibbons
/s/_________, J.
Tao
/s/_________, J.
Bulla cc: Hon. James Crockett, District Judge
Jason Jones
Attorney General/Las Vegas
Eighth District Court Clerk